Long-term fluctuations of soft-bottom intertidal community structure affected by ice cover at two small sea bights in the Chupa Inlet (Kandalaksha Bay) of the White Sea

Hydrobiologia ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 706 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. D. Naumov
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
White Sea ◽  
Ice Cover ◽  
Soft Bottom ◽  
The White Sea ◽  
Intertidal Community ◽  
Kandalaksha Bay

Long-term dynamics of the proportion of left-sided individuals in the populations of the European flounder Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus, 1758) in the White Sea

2021 ◽  
Vol 325 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-277
Author(s):  
G.V. Fuks ◽  
P.N. Yershov ◽  
V.M. Khaitov
Keyword(s):  
Interannual Variation ◽  
White Sea ◽  
The White Sea ◽  
The Past ◽  
Kandalaksha Bay ◽  
Onega Bay ◽  
European Flounder ◽  
Comparison Of The Results ◽  
Observation Period

Interannual variation in proportion of left-sided individuals has been studied in the populations of the European flounder from Onega (2002–2019), Mezen (2010–2016), and Dvina (2005–2019) bays of the White Sea. It was found that the flounder populations show no statistically significant and consistent changes in this character. The frequency of left-sided individuals in the local populations and the character of interpopulation differences in different years of the observation period remain relatively constant. The comparison of the results of this study with those of earlier studies reveals a similarity in proportions of left-sided fish over the past 40–60 years in flounder populations of the Kandalaksha Bay and Onega Bay. These results highlight the importance of the proportion of left-sided morphs for the analysis of population differentiation of the European flounder in the White Sea.

Trends and drivers of Macoma balthica L. dynamics in Kandalaksha Bay, the White Sea

2017 ◽  
Vol 98 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evgeny A. Genelt-Yanovskiy ◽  
Dmitriy A. Aristov ◽  
Alexey V. Poloskin ◽  
Sophia A. Nazarova
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
White Sea ◽  
Macoma Balthica ◽  
Additive Models ◽  
The White Sea ◽  
Climate Oscillations ◽  
Kandalaksha Bay

Long-term population dynamics of marine invertebrates can be shaped by environmental conditions as well as biotic factors, including predation, diseases, interspecific or intraspecific competition. Towards the northern edge of species ranges the role of biotic interactions gradually decreases while the impact of climate oscillations becomes more important. This study examined the long-term changes in abundance, individual growth rates and shell shape characteristics of Macoma balthica, one of the dominant species in White Sea soft-bottom intertidal communities. To test the role of predators in changes in clam abundance, we examined the number of moonsnails Amauropsis islandica. Macoma balthica exhibited spatially synchronous population dynamics at six sites in Kandalaksha Bay, where densities of clams varied between 140 and 8500 ind. m−2 during the 21-year period of observations. Statistical modelling using generalized additive models (GAM) shows that a combination of mild winter and warm summer led to an increase in M. balthica density the following year. Predation by A. islandica had no impact on changes in M. balthica density. Growth rates of M. balthica were higher during a cool decade, but clams that lived in a warmer period were characterized by more globose shells. Our results suggest that the climate oscillations can be regarded as the key factor causing the shift in abundance of M. balthica in the White Sea during the last two decades via recruitment and survival.

scholarly journals Features of the Species and Spatial Structure of Macrobenthos in the Green Cape Lagoon (Kandalaksha Bay, White Sea)

2020 ◽  
pp. 228-240
Author(s):  
A. P. Stolyarov ◽  
M. V. Mardashova
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Structure ◽  
White Sea ◽  
Oxygen Deficiency ◽  
Macoma Balthica ◽  
Coastal Region ◽  
Organic Load ◽  
The White Sea ◽  
Invertebrate Species ◽  
Kandalaksha Bay ◽  
Carbon Load

Features of the species and spatial structure of macrobenthic sublittoral communities in a lagoon ecosystem on the Green Cape (the White Sea) were studied. 31 invertebrate species and 3 species of sea grasses and algae (Zostera marina, Cladophora sericea, and Fucus vesiculosus) were found in the sublittoral of the surveyed lagoon. The data on the species composition, diversity and spatial structure of macrobenthos communities indicate the predominance of littoral brackish-water and marine euryhaline macrobenthos species (Hydrobia ulvae, Tubificoides benedii, Chironomus salinarius, and Macoma balthica) in the coastal region of the lagoon, marine euryhaline littoral and sublittoral species (mainly polychaetes Heteromastus filiformis, Polydora ciliata, and Capitella capitata) in the central deeper region, and marine sublittoral less euryhaline species (Pontoporeia femorata, Anonyx nugans, Nereimyra punctata, Terebellides stroemi, Astarte montagui, Micronephthys minuta, and Atylus carinatus) at the exit from the lagoon. The ecosystem of the Green Cape lagoon belongs to lagoons significantly fenced off from the sea with depleted specific fauna (many littoral species) and largely influenced by carbon load and salinity. The reduced connection of the lagoon with the sea due to the continued rise of the White Sea coast (4 mm per year in this area) will contribute to a decrease in the species diversity and the predominance of few small eurytopic invertebrate species resistant to organic load, oxygen deficiency, and desalination.

Characteristics of gas-saturated deposits of the Kandalaksha bay, the White Sea, according to the seismic-acoustic and litho-geochemical studies

2019 ◽  
pp. 107-114
Author(s):  
M. Yu. Tokarev ◽  
E. N. Poludetkina ◽  
A. V. Starovoytov ◽  
A. S. Pirogova ◽  
S. R. Korost ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Gas Phase ◽  
White Sea ◽  
Sedimentary Sequence ◽  
The White Sea ◽  
Glacial Sediments ◽  
Kandalaksha Bay ◽  
Maximal Thickness ◽  
Kandalaksha Gulf ◽  
Geochemical Studies

The article discusses the results of complex geological, geophysical and geochemical studies of gas-saturated sediments within the Kandalaksha gulf, the White Sea. As a part of the marine study detailed seismoacoustic studies were conducted, resulting in the geometry of the seabed, the distribution of geological peculiarities of the sedimentary sequence, including the zones of focused unloading of hydrocarbon fluids. It is shown that assemblages of the «gas caps» are confined to the zones of maximal thickness of post-glacial sediments. The composition of the organic matter in the sediments and the gas phase has been studied in detail.

scholarly journals Plant Part Age and Size Affect Sessile Macrobenthic Assemblages Associated with a Foliose Red Algae Phycodrys rubens in the White Sea

Diversity ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Chava ◽  
Anna Artemieva ◽  
Eugeniy Yakovis
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Red Algae ◽  
White Sea ◽  
Plant Part ◽  
Marine Macroalgae ◽  
The White Sea ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Total Cover ◽  
Macrobenthic Assemblages

Facilitation by foundation species commonly structures terrestrial and marine communities. Intraspecific variation in individual properties of these strong facilitators can affect the whole suite of the dependent taxa. Marine macroalgae often act as ecosystem engineers, providing shelter and substrate for numerous associated organisms. Epibiosis of foliose red algae, however, remains underexplored, especially in the high latitudes. Here we studied sessile macrobenthic assemblages associated with a foliose red algae Phycodrys rubens in the White Sea (66° N) shallow subtidal, and the effect of individual plant properties on their structure. The blades of P. rubens develop annually, and it is possible to tell the young (usually larger) plant parts from the old ones. We hypothesized that epibenthic community structure depends on plant part age and size. We examined epibiosis on 110 plants at two sites, and the results generally supported our hypotheses. Old plant parts were several times smaller, and had higher total cover than young parts. Sponges strongly dominated the epibiosis on old parts, and young parts were dominated by polychaetes and bryozoans. Plant part surface area negatively correlated with total cover on young parts, while on old parts the relatioship was location-specific. On young parts the relative abundance of a polychaete Circeis armoricana increased with surface area, and the proportion of sponges decreased. The patterns indicate that epibenthic community structure is linked to the demography of an ecosystem engineer.

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